The Bali Tourism industry is in a crisis state due
to travel advisories which have been issued by a number of countries indicating
that Bali is an unsafe tourism destination. Australia and the United
Kingdom have not imposed travelk bans on Bali. Holland, Switzerland,
Germany and Austraia have lifted their bans. Other major markets, such
as the United States and Japan, have left their bans in for Bali. These
advisories have caused great suffering to the people of Bali and when
viewed from the standpoint of the high state of public order on the island,
are extremely unfair.

In order to address this situation BALI PROMO's Mr.
Luther Barrung has prepared a petition to the President of the United
States, Mr. Bill Clinton, asking his attention in order that the negative
advisory to American's wishing to visit Bali can be withdrawn as soon
as possible.

The subject petition, has the following plea which
we quote in its entirety here:

QUOTE

A PETITION TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA FROM THE PEOPLE OF BALI, INDONESIA

Dear Mr. Clinton:

Your Government has imposed a travel ban on all of
Indonesia, including the island of Bali, declaring our island as unsafe
for visitors from your Country. This has been done despite the fact that
in keeping with the peaceful traditions of Bali-Hindu Culture, our island
has remained free of violent demonstrations and continues to be a safe
holiday destination, even for the citizens who visited us during the social
upheavals in far-away Jakarta several weeks ago.

It is our firm opinion that there exists no practical
or moral basis for the continuance of the travel ban on Bali from your
Government that is causing untold suffering on the more than two million
local people who derive their livliehoods from tourism. Furthermore, the
United States as the world-champion of human rights, has an absolute responsibility
to acknowledge that visitors to the island of Bali are safe from any personal
threat to their security and must, as a result, immediately lift its negative
travel advisory for Bali.

END QUOTE

The above petition is being circulated in English
and Indonesian format by BALI PROMO and is available via facsimile by
making a telephone request to Pak Agung at the Regional Office of Tourism
in Denpasar at 0361 - 225649 or 233474 or Ms. Tusi at 0361 - 286283.

To our readers in Bali, if you have not received
a copy of the petition already, call the above numbers now so one can
be faxed immediately. You are asked to photocopy the form and circulate
the petition to your staffs, guests and banjars and return it to Bali
Promo care of the Department of Tourism on Jalan Raya Puputan before 1700
hours on Wednesday.

The completed petitions will be officially forwarded
to the American Ambassador in Jakarta.